Good morning from Milano. What’s on my mind this morning is one of the great things that has come out of this experiment being out of my normal environment, being on the road and generally shaking things up these five months. I haven’t worried or busied myself trying to think about or capture what I’m going through. In fact, I’m doing it here with you. I think the first one I mentioned was muscle memory. If you missed it in it, I was talking about the fact that I have this sense that I’m working on muscle memory of adaptability and flexibility. Regardless of where I am and what my circumstances are, I’m okay. I can find my quiet and my groundedness, and this experience has helped me build muscle memory around this feeling in my body. I don’t know exactly what purpose it may or may not serve in the future, but I know it’s important and it’s something I want to remember.

The next piece that has been bubbling up for me of recent is related to connectedness and response rate. I’m one of those people who errs on the side of staying connected. I’ll send a message that says I’m thinking about you or I’ll share when someone pops into my thoughts. It’s a way of staying connected. I’ve always been that way, even when I was in my long-term relationship. Yes, the cadence of my connectedness changed, but at my core I was always the person trying to stay connected.

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